The Village Square: January 22, 2018

A whole new meaning to “print and play!”
Fat Dragon Games has announced the release of World War Tesla, a 15mm alternate history miniatures war game where Nicola Tesla’s most advanced – and terrifying – ideas have become reality! The catch? It’s entirely print and play – even the miniatures! In a ground-breaking project, developer and designer (James A. Ward of Gamma World fame) are making all files for the game’s starter set available to print…from the rules to the miniatures and even a terrain piece, which require a 3D printer. What better world premise to begin such an innovative approach than that of Tesla’s?Source: http://www.fatdragongames.com/fdgfiles/?p=4503

We need stinking badges!
Badge registration is now open for GenCon 2018, held August 2-5.Source: http://www.gencon.com/

A twist on Cthulhu
WizKids has announced they will release A’Writhe in April. The unique deduction game pits players in teams of two, one is the cultist who tries to release their teammate, the Old One, by instructing them to (if I read this correctly) actually touch parts of Arkham on the game board, twister-style!? If the other team’s Great Old One touches your patterns, you get to use those appendages to unlock your won occultic puzzle, as well.Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/38863/contort-elder-gods-awrithe

Expanding Corruption
The first expansion to Stockpile, Continuing Corruption, is available this month from Nauvoo Games. It offers four modules to add with the base game in any manner you like.Source: http://www.nauvoogames.com/continuing_corruption

To war!
Tiny package, big fun niche publisher Tiny Battle Publishing announces their new operational level, small footprint, war game, Lion of Malaya. First appearing in Yaah! Magazine, the simulation pits British Imperial and Commonwealth forces defending the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore in 1941-1942 against the Japanese army.Source: https://tinybattlepublishing.com/products/lion-of-malaya

A totally different kind of war!
Do you hate it when your brother cheats at Monopoly? Or do you “bend” the rules, now and then, yourself…? Well, you’re not alone. Apparently 1 in 2 Monopoly players’ ethics are questionable! But now you can turn them in with the Monopoly Cheatbot. That’s right…report ’em…rat ’em out…humiliate them in public! And quite easily through Monopoly’s Facebook Messenger.Source: http://www.dicetowernews.com/monopoly-is-cracking-down-on-cheating-with-monopoly-cheatbot/49098